Alcohol's effects on lipid bilayer properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 847-855

  Ingólfsson, Helgi I ^a   Andersen, Olaf S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PENTANOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYER;

ALCOHOLS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYERS; PENTANOLS;

EID: 80052455797     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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